簟

簟 · diàn

bamboo mat

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
diàn
Cantonese
tim5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

bamboo mat

Dictionary definitions & readings

簟 diàn · fine woven grass mat

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53014.010:diàn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0247.040:diàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
074.200:diàn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
diàn粵tim5 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
テン デン たかむしろ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
점:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
徒玷 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HMWJ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8840.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0899.020 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
335.48 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0646j Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7C1F
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6348

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
簟
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
demX · 徒玷 · 咸開四上添定 · #2055

PHONO-ML, source line 12520; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1021.102
kDaeJaweon
1324.420
kGSR
0646j
kHanYu
53014.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
1324.420
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53014.010
kIRGKangXi
0899.020
kKangXi
0899.020
kMatthews
6360
kMeyerWempe
3078d
kMorohashi
26510:E0102
kSBGY
335.48
kSMSZD2003Index
507.01
kCangjie
HMWJ
kFourCornerCode
8840.6
kMojiJoho
MJ019686 MJ019686:E0101 MJ019685:E0102
kPhonetic
1292
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7421
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F065
kIRG_JSource
J0-6452
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-652D
kIRG_KSource
K1-6C45
kIRG_TSource
T2-6251
kRSUnicode
118.12
kTotalStrokes
18
kBigFive
F065
kCCCII
226D66
kCNS1986
2-6251
kCNS1992
2-6251
kEACC
226D66
kGB0
8401
kGB1
8401
kJis0
6850
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
4672
kTGH
2013:6348
kTaiwanTelegraph
4672
kXerox
276:161
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6019+118.6.12
kCantonese
tim5
kDefinition
bamboo mat
kFanqie
徒玷
kHangul
점:1N
kHanyuPinyin
53014.010:diàn
kJapanese
テン デン たかむしろ
kJapaneseKun
TAKAMUSHIRO
kJapaneseOn
TEN
kKorean
CEM
kMandarin
diàn
kSMSZD2003Readings
diàn粵tim5
kTGHZ2013
074.200:diàn
kTang
*dhěm
kXHC1983
0247.040:diàn

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 簟0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𥫗 above 覃 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱𥫗覃$(GHTKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗覃$(GHTKP)

^⿱𥫗⿱覀早$(J)

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